May proved a choppy month across asset classes with investor attention focused on issues such as US growth concerns and the Greek solvency question. The US Dollar index was up 2.4 per cent, US Treasuries and German Bunds were down,
Hedge funds lost 0.28 per cent in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 3.05 per cent year to date. “July was a difficult month for hedge fund managers. The first half
Vertex One Asset Management, manager of over CAD2.1 billion in assets through six investment funds in Canada, including one of the country’s largest hedge funds – the Vertex Fund – has seen significant growth due in part to the firm’s
Balter Liquid Alternatives, a subsidiary of Balter Capital Management, has launched the Balter Discretionary Global Macro Fund, which is sub-advised by Willowbridge Associates Inc. The co-Portfolio Managers, Phil Yang and Frank Marrapodi, utilise Willowbridge's wPraxis Trading Approach (1X Leverage)
Lyxor Asset Management has partnered with Corsair Capital Management to launch the Lyxor/Corsair Capital Fund a new UCITS-compliant US long/short equity strategy, and the first fund with daily liquidity within Lyxor’s Alternative UCITS offering. The fund seeks to capture the
Marco Polo New World has launched MPFX, a new platform providing access to FX liquidity from both bank and non-bank sources. The MPFX broker-neutral solution provides clients with the tightest spreads from multiple liquidity providers, and was developed in response
Backstop Solutions Group has acquired Cogency Software, a provider of accounting solutions for multi-manager investment firms. Cogency’s clients are some of the world’s leading Fund of Funds, Endowments, Pensions, Outsourced CIOs, and Family Offices who collectively represent over USD100
Alan Cauberghs, Senior Investment Director, Fixed Income, comments on the implications of the current situation in Greece for investors… The spectre of a Greek default continues to concern investors, but how much would a Greek default really disrupt markets? Greece’s Prime Minister, Alexis
Interactive Brokers Group has launched the Investors’ Marketplace, a new online platform where traders and investors, financial advisors, fund managers, research analysts, technology providers, business developers and administrators can meet and do business together. The Investors’ Marketplace allows participants to
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reported growth in derivatives and commodities activities in May from a year earlier but a decline in securities trading. Securities turnover was USD23.0 billion, down 2 per cent year on year and 13 per cent month
